Tag Archives: security

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

Posted on May 19, 2020 by oneta hayes

I was wakened at 1:15 and became aware of a gaseous odor. I got up to check it out and found a kitchen stove gas knob on. That was a lot of gas that filled the house from the stove … Continue reading →

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2,260,994,360 IN ADDITION TO MINE!

Posted on October 10, 2018 by oneta hayes

Within the boundaries of the United States there are 2,260,994,361, and I own one of them.  I have considered giving it up.  It would be pretty easy to do; lots of folks would want it.  However, I don’t know that … Continue reading →

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THE RUN-AWAY – SOMEBODY’S “PICK”

Posted on August 25, 2018 by oneta hayes

Okay, friends, there is not really a poster.  Sometimes you believe me even when I write fiction so I want to clarify.  Just some thoughts coming together with a compassion for run-a-ways and their families.  I wrote something recently about … Continue reading →

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THEY ARE PEOPLE

Posted on April 25, 2018 by oneta hayes

Wild party next door. The police are on the beat I rest, trusting them. ****************** I know some police like to show their power; some are moody or short tempered; some are too quick to make drastic decisions; some are … Continue reading →

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SHADES OF MATT DILLON

Posted on December 29, 2017 by oneta hayes

“Help me, Matt.  Oh, hurry, please help,” came the sobbing cries of poor Kitty as her buggy slid to the side of the road. “Why, Kitty, darlin’, whatever is your need.  Just hook up there to that hitching post and … Continue reading →

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IN THE HANDS OF THE POTTER

Posted on September 16, 2017 by oneta hayes

 A MARKED DISCOVERY – I HAVE BEEN SECURE IN THE HANDS OF THE POTTER. “But now, O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah … Continue reading →

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A “HOLE” IN YOUR HEART?

Posted on May 18, 2017 by oneta hayes

God created man, after which he looked him over and pronounced him “very good.” But man was not self-sufficient, he had needs which he could not meet. Can you imagine that that was an oversight on the part of God? … Continue reading →

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REBUILD FENCES

Posted on July 22, 2016 by oneta hayes

The old fence is frail But serves nobly as a reminder – boundaries matter. ********** Fences are built to keep danger away as well as to keep safety within, or they may keep danger within and provide safety without.  Either way … Continue reading →

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JEHOVAH-SHALOM, MY COMFORT/PEACE

Posted on November 22, 2015 by oneta hayes

On this, the first day of Thanksgiving week, we live in a world of trouble and unrest: Our eyes crying over the sight of a world in turmoil; Our hearts grieving with compassion for the hurting; Our ears hearing the shattering … Continue reading →

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2,260,994,360 IN ADDITION TO MINE!

Posted on October 27, 2015 by oneta hayes

  Within the boundaries of the United States there are 2,260,994,361, and I own one of them.  I have considered giving it up.  It would be pretty easy to do; lots of folks would want it.  However, I don’t know … Continue reading →

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